LMCU’s Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship essay contest is open for entries. Established back in ‘91, this program awards ten $2,000 grants to be used toward the future academic goals of its winners. For 2016-17, entrants will be writing a 750-1,500 word essay. It’s open to all high school seniors!

This year’s essay topic:

You have the entire country’s attention for one hour. What would you say?

Essay’s will be evaluated by an independent panel of judges, with greater attention paid to creativity, enthusiasm, clarity and originality rather than mechanical or grammatical proficiency.

Application deadline: January 31, 2017Winners announced: May 2017

High school seniors must complete an application online at www.lmcu.org.

If you’re currently enrolled in Medicare, your once-a-year opportunity to change or adjust plan specifics is ending soon - Wednesday, December 7. You’ll be able to change your plan coverage for 2017 during this time.

If you’re good with your existing plan, you’ll be all set. But if you’d like to change anything, now is the time! Contact Christine Collins at (616) 234-6997 for a free Medicare plan review to see if you should make changes or go with what you have.